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bluebottle
noun
blue·bot·tle
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Definition of bluebottle
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: any of several blowflies (genus Calliphora) that have the abdomen or the whole body iridescent blue in color and that make a loud buzzing noise in flight
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bluebottle
noun
blue·bot·tle
| \ ˈblü-ˌbä-tᵊl
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Kids Definition of bluebottle
: a large blue hairy fly
bluebottle
noun
blue·bot·tle
| \ ˈblü-ˌbät-ᵊl
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Medical Definition of bluebottle
: any of several blowflies (genus Calliphora) that have an iridescent blue body or abdomen and make a loud buzzing noise in flight
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